Joel Kiggwe (MPA) Uganda Management Institute‚2013 Discuss how procurement can be used as a development tool in enhancing service delivery. According to (Basheka‚ 2009) good governance involves a public sector that is responsive to citizenry and reasonably efficient in delivery of public services and he adds that a well-functioning public sector also involves transparency and predictability of its decision-making processes and oversight mechanisms to guard against arbitrariness and to ensure
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Five Keys to Transforming Your Procurement Organization into a Strategic Force Top procurement executives share their views on evolving procurement from transactional to strategic A SAS White Paper Table of Contents Executive summary ....................................................................................................... 1 There’s no status in the status quo ............................................................................. 2 What does it mean to be strategic?
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E-PROCUREMENT ADOPTION BY GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS IN KENYA: THE SUPPLIER PERSPECTIVE BY JOHN THURANIRA KINOTI A MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)‚ THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS‚ UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI NOVEMBER‚ 2013 i DECLARATION I declare that this research project is my original research work and has not been presented to any other university for award of a degree. Signature:
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AN INVESTIGATION INTO CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT IN SUPPLY PERFORMANCE; (A CASE STUDY OF JKUAT TTC) BY; SHAMIM AFANDI JTC-HPS-0280/08 NELSON K. NDIRANGU JTC-HPS-0342/08 MARTIN MUASA NDUNDA JTC-HPS-0323/08 A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE IN PURCHASING AND SUPPLIES MANAGEMENT OF JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
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How does our organization ensure that its procurement process is transparent‚ impartial and equitable? Whenever our organization buys goods or services or hires consultants using U.S. Government (USG) funds‚ it should always take proper steps to ensure that the procurement process is objective and encourages fair and open competition. In addition to being a core principle underlying USG procurement regulations‚ competition promotes innovation‚ motivates vendors to perform better‚ drives costs
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Apparel Industry Executive Summary It was in 1975‚ almost forty years ago when Zara‚ a small unknown Spanish apparel firm began its operations in La Coruna‚ a small seaside town located along the northwest Spanish coastline‚ approximately 300 miles from Madrid. Now the once small local apparel manufacturer has evolved into a flagship international group (The Inditex Group)‚ the parent of eight global retail chains‚ including Zara‚ Bershka‚ Massimo‚ Dutti‚ Stradivarius‚ and Oysho with a combined annual
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Inditex is one of the world’s largest fashion retailers‚ welcoming shoppers at its eight store formats -Zara‚ Pull & Bear‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Stradivarius‚ Oysho‚ Zara Home and Uterqüe - boasting 6.104 stores in 86 markets. The Inditex Group is made up of more than 100 companies operating in textile design‚ manufacturing and distribution. The group’s success and its unique business model‚ based on innovation and flexibility‚ have made Inditex one of the biggest fashion retailers in the
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founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega in Spain. Trendy clothing brand Zara is known around the world for dressing men‚ women and children in a sexy retail environment that feels a lot more expensive and exclusive than it is. Truly a global brand‚ Zara has hundreds of retail locations everywhere from Abu Dhabi to Uruguay and is the largest division of Inditex‚ one of the largest fashion retail groups worldwide. It is claimed that Zara needs just two weeks to develop a new product and get it to stores
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“ZARA: FAST FASHION” Case Study Questions October 1‚ 2013 LAB 4. Which of the five generic competitive strategies does Zara most closely follow? Provide support for your opinion. 5. How does Zara create competitive advantage? 6. Why might Zara “fail”? How sustainable is its competitive advantage relative to other apparel retailers? 7. What strategic recommendations would you make for Zara to Inditex CEO Jose Maria Castellano?
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Production Enterprises Customers Suppliers Production Enterprises ZARA is the flagship brand under the Indetex Group‚ which is known worldwide by its fast fashion products. Their core competitive strategy is developing the new product and getting it to stores within 15 days. The uniqueprocessing model ensures ZARA occupied the market advantage among the fashion industry. Subcontractors Although ZARA manufacture approximately half of its products in their own factories‚ they use
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